‘Captain Marvel’ Casts Brie Larson As Carol Danvers [Comic-Con 2016]
You can always count on Marvel Studios to put on a grand show in Comic-Con’s Hall H, and this year was no exception. Among other things, the studio talked a bit aboutCaptain Marvel, their first solo female superhero movie. For weeks nowBrie Larsonhas beenrumored to be the frontrunnerfor the title role, and at Comic-Con today Marvel Studios finally confirmed the news.
Call me Captain Marvel.pic.twitter.com/IgqRIb9ijM
— Brie Larson (@brielarson)August 20, 2025
First, a little background: Captain Marvel is the superhero nom de guerre for Carol Danvers, an Air Force pilot who gains powers after she’s exposed to alien DNA. Her special abilities include super-strength, flight, and the ability to shoot energy from her hands. For much more on Captain Marvel and her history in the comics,check out our explainer.
Larson’s year got off to a great start as she won her first Oscar for leading Lenny Abrahamson’sRoom. Next up for her areKong: Skull Island, starring another Marvel favorite, Tom Hiddleston,Free Firefrom Ben Wheatley. She is now shootingThe Glass Castle, which reunites her withShort Term 12director Destin Cretton. Her other past credits includeScott Pilgrim vs. The World,21 Jump Street,The Spectacular Now, and Showtime’sUnited States of Tara.
Captain Marvel is likely to make her Marvel cinematic universe debut in 2018’sAvengers 3, though it’s always possible she’ll cameo in one of the films before that (likeThor: RagnarokorBlack Panther, perhaps in an end credits scene). No director has been announced, although it’s been reported Marvel Studios wants a female director to take on the job. Among thoserumored to be in the runningare Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) and Niki Caro (Whale Rider).
